Posted on Jan 12, 2016
Does one US military branch think it's superior?
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Do you feel there is still an "inner service rivalry" between the Service Branches or that any one branch thinks they are Superior?
RP Members what do you think - be honest and professional in your responses please! Thank you
With all the deployments and joint operations that we have been involved in over the last 15 plus years of war and prior to that as well, aren't we all part of something a little bigger than our own service branches? We represent the United States of America in so many ways! We represent the freedom that all of the American citizens enjoy, to include ourselves!
For myself, I think is great to that we have the Navy/Army/Air Force rivalry on the football field and other sports, but I think it is important to realize the importance of joint operations and synchronization among the service branches.
I don't think that anyone branch is better than the other. That is my personal feeling.
They all have their specific missions, training philosophies, challenges, and characteristics that make them unique and special, but does that make them inferior or superior to the other service branches?
I'm sorry if I didn't tag some of the specific service branches!
RP Members what do you think - be honest and professional in your responses please! Thank you
With all the deployments and joint operations that we have been involved in over the last 15 plus years of war and prior to that as well, aren't we all part of something a little bigger than our own service branches? We represent the United States of America in so many ways! We represent the freedom that all of the American citizens enjoy, to include ourselves!
For myself, I think is great to that we have the Navy/Army/Air Force rivalry on the football field and other sports, but I think it is important to realize the importance of joint operations and synchronization among the service branches.
I don't think that anyone branch is better than the other. That is my personal feeling.
They all have their specific missions, training philosophies, challenges, and characteristics that make them unique and special, but does that make them inferior or superior to the other service branches?
I'm sorry if I didn't tag some of the specific service branches!
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I think the various services play key roles in our defense of American interest at home and abroad.
During WWII my dad was a Seabee who's relationship to the Navy was similar to the Marines.
The regular Navy sailors resented them and the accelerated promotions based on technical skills.
They wore the Navy uniform but we're supposed to wear a special Seabee identifier on their sleeve which as not even available outside the stateside home of the newly created "SeaBees"
During WWII my dad was a Seabee who's relationship to the Navy was similar to the Marines.
The regular Navy sailors resented them and the accelerated promotions based on technical skills.
They wore the Navy uniform but we're supposed to wear a special Seabee identifier on their sleeve which as not even available outside the stateside home of the newly created "SeaBees"
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Interesting Question. I think all branches think they are superior to the others in a healthy inner service rivalry. But deep down we all know without each other the art of war we call our profession wouldn't be what it is. I know I give my old Seabee father and brother in law all types of hell about being squids but when push comes to show we become a force to reckon with. That is one of the beautiful things about our militaries inner service rivalry is we pick on each other like siblings but when provoked we turn into this wonderful force of nature that is devastating. One team one fight.
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Yep...there are some who feel superior over others from branch to branch....although I have to admit, I grew up Air Force on Air Force bases and many in the Air Force fee they are intellectually superior to other branches... at least this is what I prescience listening to my father and his friends from time to time...of course my father has an IQ of 140 so he is actually quite intelligent.
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I agree that each Branch has it's specific training, traditions, history, etc. Of the five armed services, I think the Marines believe they are superior to the other branches. I will say that as a private sector manager I would hire a Marine over other Service vets if all were equally qualified. I knew a Marine could always be counted on to get the job done with integrity and professionalism.
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Of course inter-service rivalry still exists. I don't think it has really changed and will never go away. We all need to work together and all have different functions necessary for the defense of our nation. That being said, I think that when we commit the Army or Marines to an action, it is more significant than a show of force by the Navy or Air Force. Of course, the Army is not going to keep vital sea lanes open or maintain air supremacy. I do think that when you look at our nation's military history, it was the Army that ended up being the decisive force but would not have won any wars without the other services.
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I can't speak for today, but I know for sure while I was on AD that most of the people I was in the USAF with felt they were the top of the heap, the Navy 2nd, Army 3rd, and the Marines 4th. I never felt that way myself, since my family has members from 3 of the 4 branches, I knew each branch has their job to do, and they can't win a war on their own. I always hung out with Marines, I had more of their attitude than most of my fellow Airmen. No one in my family had ever been in the USAF, so when I scored highly on the ASVAB, I chose the Air Force. I didn't feel like being shot at anyhow...but no one told me working with the A-10 was going to put me so close to the front lines either!
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There's no inner service rivalry here. I've found during my tenure in the military that it is solely dependent on the job in which you hold in a particular branch of service. When you're in an environment and working right alongside and pulling the same weight as everyone else, the "rivalry" isn't present. Amongst the younger generation and individuals who's job doesn't put them in certain joint like or other types of environments are the first one's to open their mouth about being better than the other.
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